Henry Travers

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Travers John Heagerty, known by the stage name Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor. His most famous role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film classic It's a Wonderful Life. He also received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Mrs. Miniver (1942). Travers specialized in portraying slightly bumbling but friendly and lovable old men.

Birth Name

Travers John Hegarty

Born

Thursday, 05 March 1874

Died

Monday, 18 October 1965

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Cinemassacre's Monster Madness	Dr. Cranley	2007
The Girl From Jones Beach	Judge Bullfinch	1949
The Accused	Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited)	1949
Beyond Glory	Pop Dewing	1948
The Flame	Dr. Mitchell	1947
The Yearling	Mr. Boyles	1947
It's a Wonderful Life	Clarence	1946
Gallant Journey	Thomas Logan	1946
The Bells Of St. Mary's	Horace P. Bogardus	1945
The Naughty Nineties	Capt. Sam Jackson	1945

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Cinemassacre's Monster Madness	Dr. Cranley	2007
The Girl From Jones Beach	Judge Bullfinch	1949
The Accused	Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited)	1949
Beyond Glory	Pop Dewing	1948
The Flame	Dr. Mitchell	1947
The Yearling	Mr. Boyles	1947
It's a Wonderful Life	Clarence	1946
Gallant Journey	Thomas Logan	1946
The Bells Of St. Mary's	Horace P. Bogardus	1945
The Naughty Nineties	Capt. Sam Jackson	1945
Thrill of a Romance	Hobart Glenn	1945
The Very Thought of You	Pop Wheeler	1944
Dragon Seed	Third Cousin	1944
None Shall Escape	Father Warecki	1944
Madame Curie	Eugene Curie	1944
The Moon Is Down	Mayor Orden	1943
Shadow of a Doubt	Joseph Newton	1943
Random Harvest	Dr. Sims	1942
Pierre of the Plains	Percival Wellsby	1942
Mrs. Miniver	Mr. Ballard	1942
Ball Of Fire	Prof. Jerome	1942
I'll Wait For You	Mr. Miller	1941
The Bad Man	Mr. Hardy	1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob	Abel Martin	1941
High Sierra	Pa	1941
Wyoming	Sheriff	1940
Anne of Windy Poplars	Matey	1940
Edison, The Man	Ben Els	1940
Primrose Path	Gramp	1940
Remember?	Judge Milliken	1939
The Rains Came	Rev. Homer Smiley	1939
Stanley And Livingstone	John Kingsley	1939
On Borrowed Time	Dr. Evans	1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder	Pop	1939
Dark Victory	Dr. Parsons	1939
Dodge City	Dr. Irving	1939
The Sisters	Ned Elliott	1938
Too Many Parents	Wilkins	1936
Seven Keys To Baldpate	The Hermit	1935
Pursuit	Thomas 'Tom' Reynolds	1935
Escapade	Concierge	1935
Four Hours to Kill!	Mac Mason	1935
Captain Hurricane	Capt. Ben	1935
After Office Hours	Cap	1935
Maybe It's Love	Mr. Halevy	1935
Ready for Love	Judge Pickett	1934
The Party's Over	Theodore	1934
Born to Be Bad	Fuzzy	1934
Death Takes a Holiday	Baron Cesarea	1934
The Invisible Man	Dr. Cranley	1933
My Weakness	Ellery Gregory	1933
Another Language	Pop Hallam	1933
Reunion in Vienna	Father Krug	1933